Derrick Story

Derrick Story is a professional photographer, writer, and instructor. He has poured his passion for photography into authoring several books, including his latest, “The Photoshop CS4 Companion for Photographers” and “The Digital Photography Companion”. He’s authored “Digital Photography Hacks”, “Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 3rd Ed.”, and co-authored the popular series, “iPhoto: The Missing Manual” with David Pogue.

As a Macworld Senior Contributor, he writes a digital photography column for the magazine. Derrick is a regular presenter on the popular training site, Lynda.com.

Online, Derrick has formed a virtual camera club called The Digital Story that features a weekly podcast. Derrick is a member of the conference faculty for Macworld, and speaks regularly at technology events.

You can follow him online via his Twitter account: Derrick_Story

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Arthur Sharenow

Arthur Sharenow, a consistent and perennial winner at monthly print competitions held by the prestigious Boston Camera Club is now a Famous Photographer in the SizzlPix! “From Ours” gallery.

Arthur has made his creative images all over the world in both personal travel and photography workshop participations. Following a 40-year professional career he retired to what he describes as “serious” photography in 1996. Arthur’s images span the globe, dozens of locations from Alaska to Africa to Antarctica. 

He says, “I enjoy all aspects of photography.  I started with sports photography in my years as a Camp Director. On our first trip to Africa I fell in love with wild-life and nature photography.  I now see wildlife, sports and nature photography as opportunity shots.  I want to see as much of the world and its people as I possibly can and document it all with pictures.  I consider myself more a photo journalist than a photo artist.”

let us know what you think … journalist, artist, both?

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Rob Hanson

Rob Hanson, an escapee from the left-brained corporate culture of the ’80s and ’90s set out to find a better outlet for his more creative inclinations. With his keen visual sense, he looked for various ways to demonstrate his vision. Over the years, he moved through various phases and media, including writing and fine woodworking, and eventually discovered that photography allowed for a more complete expression than anything else he had tried. Combining his long experience in the computer field with developing an artistic eye for seeing the world proved to be the perfect match.

Rob brings a unique perspective to his photography, along with a strong desire to make his images as close to perfect as possible. Often using High Dynamic Range (HDR) processing techniques to gather as much light from a scene as possible, his careful attention to detail in post-processing helps him to reach that goal. With new techniques and technologies continuing to unfold, it seems there are always new avenues to explore.

Rob currently lives in North Carolina and is also a partner in Integral Illusions, LLC, a decorative paint and plaster company. He is available for photography assignments — the more unusual, the better. When he’s not out gathering new exposure brackets, Rob likes to camp, hike, kayak, or go kayak surfing in his spare time.

You can contact Rob through either his website RobHansonPhotography.com or his blog See… Learn… Share… where he freely shares various tips, hints, and tricks for HDR and post-processing.

You can also follow Rob on Twitter: Rob Hanson@RobHansonPhoto

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